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Boy Scouts Cap

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Overview

A green peak cap with six sections, yellow braid delineating each section and yellow braid around the bottom of the cap. It has black lining and a piece of elastic has been fitted at the inside back of the cap to allow a better fit.

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Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS1997.58a

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Width

21 cm

Inscriptions and markings

In the centre of the cap is a green cloth badge with dark green cotton embroidery around the badge and a red wolf's head and below the head in red embroidery "BOY SCOUTS" Either side of this badge are two six pointed gilt stars which are pinned through the cap.

On the inside of the cap on a white label is printed in black lettering "THE PHILIP JOSEPH QUALITY CAP made expressly for THE SCOUT SHOP NAME SIZE 6 3/4 Guaranteed Quality Perfect Fitting Flexite Peak Pure Wool".

Contextual Information

This scarf is a part of a Boys Scout uniform, it belonged to the 1st Katanning Scouts group.

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Please contact the Katanning Historical Society for reproduction of image.

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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

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